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We all have choices
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February 4, 2014
Tue Feb 04, 2013 EDITOR: On December 3, 2013, I picked up a midweek Searchlight newspaper. While going through it I came across an article with the ca...
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NEMO strengthens culture of disaster preparedness
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February 4, 2014
Tue Feb 04, 2013 By Maxwell Haywood In 2012, there were 357 natural disasters that were recorded globally. Natural disasters killed 9, 655 people and ...
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We Are Nation
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February 4, 2014
Tue Feb 04, 2013 by Marlon Roudette From an adopted corner of London I think of home. And slowly hum the national anthem As my forgotten island writhe...
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Vending out of control in Kingstown
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January 31, 2014
Fri Jan 31, 2013 EDITOR: The already narrow walkways of the capital city Kingstown are overrun with vendors. This situation is less than ideal as ther...
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We want to see, feel police presence
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January 31, 2014
Fri Jan 31, 2013 EDITOR: The residents of Questelles, Chauncey and Campden Park are asking back for the presence of RRU and SSU guys that were station...
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Diary of an Ingrate [Chapter 4]
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January 31, 2014
Fri Jan 31, 2013 by Frank E. da Silva "Those who have been baffled for years and have asked the question....Why? They now have an understanding of wha...
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Rent out your palace, your majesty
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January 31, 2014
Fri Jan 31, 2014 The first of this series, SIGN OF THE TIMES, made reference to the British royal family. We make a brief return there today.{{more}} ...
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Rainbow radio league
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January 31, 2014
Fri Jan 31, 2014 It all began about ten years ago when a few young radio amateurs set out to climb the 3rd highest mountain on St Vincent - La Soufrie...
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Let’s get lionfish on the menu!
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January 31, 2014
Fri Jan 31, 2014 The recent marine surveys conducted in the South Coast Marine Conservation Area as a part of the area’s upgrade to a Marine Park ha...
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The airport in context
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January 31, 2014
Two topics currently discussed in the international media are of relevance to our airport project. The first is the role of government in economic dev...
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Historical Notes
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January 31, 2014
(The Vincentian, October 9,1919) A New Motor Launch There was some excitement in three small towns on the Leeward coast "by the appearance of a large ...
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Hold your head up high Eustace
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January 28, 2014
Tue Jan 28, 2014 Editor: There is no politician in SVG who can measure up to Ralph Gonsalves our greatest Prime Minister, the greatest politician in t...
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I am still missing my friend Glen Jackson
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January 28, 2014
Tue Jan 28, 2014 EDITOR: It has been approximately 8 years since my best friend passed away. February the 2nd would have been his birthday, and mine w...
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Some van drivers, conductors get personal rewards
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January 28, 2014
Tue Jan 28, 2014 Editor: I read with interest and amusement about Mr Bacchus, a van owner and president of NOBA asking for his fellow van men to charg...
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Crime hampering Caribbean development
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January 24, 2014
“The increase in violence and crime in Latin America and the Caribbean is an undeniable fact that erodes the foundation of the democratic processes ...
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No mechanism to enforce all judgments made by CCJ
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January 24, 2014
Fri Jan 24, 2013 Editor: Caribbean nationals were surprised to learn last week that there is no mechanism to enforce all judgments made by the Caribbe...
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Budget debate a disgrace – “smh”
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January 24, 2014
Fri Jan 24, 2013 Editor: the elected officials of the current parliament have taken the Vincentian electorate for a ride. What has passed for a budget...
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Remembering the disaster
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January 24, 2014
Fri Jan 24, 2013 Editor: The recent disaster has left a trail of destruction and death. It is but a reminder of how uncertain life is since no one kno...
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The Seven Wonders of the World
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January 24, 2014
Editor: Please allow me space in your newspaper to express my thoughts on the above subject. About a year or so ago, a colleague and I were engaged in...
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Diary of an Ingrate [Chapter 3]
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January 24, 2014
Fri Jan 24, 2013 By Frank E da Silva We concluded Chapter 2 with a little known war that erupted over a humiliating [the first of many Michael Findlay...
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Historical Notes
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January 24, 2014
"Notes made by Cyril Denzil Branch” (Extracts) (Cyril Branch was born in Barrouallie in 1883 and died in 1976. He was the son of S. F. Branch who wa...
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Apartheid in cricket again?
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January 24, 2014
by Ardon Nelson Fri Jan 24, 2014 The late Nelson Mandela is not even properly settled in his grave, but apartheid is once again, not only trying to ra...
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God will turn disaster into blessing in Rose Bank
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January 21, 2014
Tue Jan 21, 2013 Editor: Blessed day to all, especially to those of my home town in Rose Bank, St Vincent. For the last few days, the spotlight has be...
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Calliaqua Anglican school achieves milestone
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January 21, 2014
Tue Jan 21, 2013 Editor: The Calliaqua Anglican School is celebrating a significant milestone this month. It was in January 1954, 60 years ago, that t...
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Ken is not interested in Vincentian politics
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January 21, 2014
Tue Jan 21, 2013 Editor: I refer to your article of January 14, 2014, titled "How did I get involved? - Toronto businessman”. I am so darn irate wit...
A legal giant dies
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A legal giant dies
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January 21, 2014
Editor: The Caribbean has lost a legend. Prominent Queen’s Counsel and political pioneer, Karl Hudson Phillips, died in London last Wednesday, the d...
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Spanish royalty in corruption scandals
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January 17, 2014
There was a time when monarchies ruled all over the world and went unchallenged in whatever they chose to do. Those days have faded and even the monar...
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Basil Balcombe should not be forgotten
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January 17, 2014
Fri Jan 17, 2013 Editor: I read with interest an article by Luke Brown concerning Basil Balcombe. I happened to become a very close friend of Basil’...
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Community of Rose Bank is well served
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January 17, 2014
Fri Jan 17, 2013 Editor: As a resident of Rose Bank, I take this opportunity to say thanks thus far for the many contributions received. This communit...
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Mr Balcombe will always be in my memory
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January 17, 2014
Fri Jan 17, 2013 Editor: It was very heartwarming to read the recent tribute to the late Mr Balcombe, "Uncle”, as he was affectionately known. My fi...
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Article on Basil Balcombe, a fascinating read
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January 17, 2014
Fri Jan 17, 2013 Editor: I won’t mind if you print the following: I found the article on Basil Balcombe a fascinating read. It was easily written an...
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God warns through disasters…take note!
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January 17, 2014
Editor: The year has just begun and it has been reported that 33 mass animal death events have taken place in 18 countries around the world. Mass anim...
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Diary of an Ingrate (Chapter 2)
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January 17, 2014
by Frank E da Silva Fri Jan 17, 2014 If this were a class room, the lesson plan would call for a review of the previous chapter to get an understandin...
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Poor customer service in SVG
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January 14, 2014
Tue Jan 14, 2013 Editor: Many businesses in this country lack professionalism and good customer/sales relationship. If many of these businesses were i...
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TIRL’s New Year’s message
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January 14, 2014
Tue Jan 14, 2013 We, the members of the Thusian Institute for Religious Liberty (TIRL) Inc, extend our warmest greeting of grace and peace to you for ...
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Extremely sad day – Learning from it!
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January 14, 2014
Tue Jan 14, 2013 Editor: It was was really a heartbreaking sight last Saturday in Rose Bank to see four coffins being put in holes in the Dark View ce...